Name Karl Perleb | Role Author | |
Died June 11, 1845, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | ||
Karl Julius Perleb (20 June 1794, Konstanz – 8 June 1845, Freiburg im Breisgau) (also known as Carl Julius Perleb) was a German botanist and natural scientist.
From 1809 to 1811, he studied at the University of Freiburg and earned a doctorate in philosophy and in 1815 a degree in medicine. He lived in Vienna for a brief period of time. In 1818 he returned to the University of Freiburg and began a post-doctoral fellowship. He remained at the university for the remainder of his career. He became an associate professor of natural history in 1821, and in 1823 he became a full professor. From 1828 to 1845 he served as director of the Freiburg Botanical Garden. In 1838 he was appointed prorector at Freiburg University.
He was an author of numerous scientific publications and was a friend of Freiburg historian Heinrich Schreiber. The botanical genus Perlebia (synonym Bauhinia) is named in his honor.